Lisa

Life has been full of surprises for Lisa Binion. After a escaping death in an almost fatal car wreck, she was supposed to be paralyzed for the rest of her life. The nurses were shocked when she unexpectedly walked out of her room one day. Once a spider liked her so much that it tried to make its home in her ear. The memories of the day this spider lived in her ear still make her shudder. Then there was the morning she walked into her kitchen to find a baby bird perched on top of a Cream of Wheat tin on the back of her stove. How this bird made it past her eight cats without being eaten is still a mystery. She is excited to see what surprises life brings her way next, but she really hopes that it isn't another ear-loving spider. Lisa has been fiction writing editor for websites such as BellaOnline and The News in Books. As her popularity continued to grow, she decided it was time to start her own website, Lisa's Writopia. You can keep up with Lisa on her pages on Facebook and on her website. Her first book, Softly and Tenderly, was published in January 2016. It is available on Amazon.

Choosing the Right Quirks to Give Your Character – Guest Post by Keith Hirshland

𝘔𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘩𝘺 𝘔𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘩𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘴 is my fourth book and third work of fiction. While characters in my first two mysteries have had idiosyncrasies and eccentricities, Murphy Murphy (the detective at the heart of my new book) is more defined by them than the others.

Murphy Murphy and the Case of Serious Crisis – a Review

Murphy Murphy has an aversion for redundant phrases. His boss is aware of this, so he uses all these annoying phrases he can think of around Murphy every chance he gets. The captain has even given Murphy his own department: Department of Redundancy Department. And what a fitting department that is for for someone who seeks to rid the world of these hilarious commonly used phrases.

How to Promote Your Book on Social Media – Guest Post by Bea Potter

Social media is changing the way that writers promote themselves and their books. Books, both fiction and non-fiction, can now be advertised on all social media platforms using a range of campaigns. Some are successful; others fail miserably. So it’s worth taking the time to learn what effective marketing is for books. That is, how to promote your book on social media 𝑤𝑒𝑙𝑙.